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USC is in an early battle with Georgia and Virginia Tech for Class of 2016 DB Marlon Character, Jr. (6-0 175) of Atlanta. Character’s father, Marlon Character Sr. spoke with USC defensive coordinator Lorenzo Ward and assistant Grady Brown last season.
“They conference-called me and let me know that they were interested,” Character Sr. said. “That was pretty cool. That came on the tail end of Ole Miss and Georgia getting involved. We’re looking forward to taking an official visit there next year.”
The younger Character confirmed similar feels for USC at this point as his father’s.
“Yeah, I definitely want to visit there,” he said. “I honestly don’t know much about South Carolina other than they’re awesome (at football).”
His other offers are Georgia, Virginia Tech, Kentucky and Ole Miss but three stand out with him early in the process.
“I’m definitely looking at Georgia, South Carolina and Virginia Tech,” Character said. “I was supposed to go to Virginia Tech (recently) but it didn’t work out. I’ve been to Georgia three times and I like it a lot. It’s a good school and a good program. I’ve developed a great relationship with the coaches and I like coach (Mark) Richt a lot.”
As a sophomore he totaled 30 tackles, 3 interceptions and two touchdowns.
Character did not name a favorite.

USC is among the early leaders for rising junior DB John Broussard (6-0 170) of Phenix City, AL. He named USC, Auburn, FSU, LSU, Georgia, Kentucky and Penn State as his top six in no order.
Broussard holds 18 offers right now and has given USC an edge on many of the schools showing interest.
“I visited a couple of weeks ago and I loved their facilities,” he said. “I really liked the coaches and they told me I’m a top priority.”
Broussard has only visited a handful of schools and does not plan to take any future visits until after the season. One of those could be to Clemson.
“They’re recruiting one of my teammates pretty hard so I’ll probably go there with him.”
His offers include USC, Clemson, LSU,Georgia, Kentucky, Penn State, Louisville, Mississippi State, Florida State, Southern Miss and Nebraska.
Broussard attended camps at Florida State and Alabama this summer and visited USC and Auburn.

DL Derrick Brown (6-3 293) of Lanier, GA is one of his state’s top-ranked player for the 2016 class and has compiled an impressive offer list including Clemson and USC.
The Gamecocks and Tigers join Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Miami, Tennessee, Georgia Tech, Georgia, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech and Wisconsin as some of the program that have offered the rising junior.
Brown has taken several visits this summer including Clemson, Auburn, Alabama, Miami, Mississippi State, Georgia and Wake Forest.
“I went to Clemson about a month ago,” he said. “I like it there because it’s a small town. Clemson is the town. Their coaches are really cool and are telling me they really want me to come there.”
He has no early favorites and wants to be patient with the process.
“I’m looking for the school that fits me best,” Brown said. “The one that feels right.”
Though he has not yet visited USC, that is likely to change in the near future. Brown said he would like to get to Columbia for a game early in the season.
“Their quarterback coach (G.A. Mangus) is the only one I’ve talked to over there and he wants me to come up (for a game) soon,” he said.
The earliest a commitment could be expected would be sometime next summer but could come as late as National Signing Day. He does not have any favorites.